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China’s Star board, the local version of the US Nasdaq, has great potential to highlight the country’s move towards reforming its IPO market — if it’s done right. -
Financing a dirty industry to clean up serves a different purpose to keeping a portfolio pure, and appeals to investors with different theories about the economy and the world. It's time for markets to start making the distinction.
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Enterprising borrowers are getting creative with green loan targets, so they are better suited to their businesses. While the idea of a company giving itself a financial incentive to boost its sustainability is a good one, the goals companies are setting for themselves are not dissimilar from what they should be doing anyway.
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In less than a decade, Myanmar has gone from a mysterious country shut off from the outside world to a burgeoning frontier market with plenty of investment opportunities. The government has made tremendous strides, opening up to outside money. But for Myanmar to become a real success story, it needs to fully welcome foreign capital.
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Investors and banks are pledging right, left and centre to fight climate change. Good for them — but the economy must get to carbon neutrality as soon as possible. This cannot be done until banks and funds refuse to fund more fossil fuels.
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Metro Bank’s failed senior non-preferred bond is rated BB+, squarely in high yield territory. But while corporates with this rating print at ever tighter yields, Metro couldn’t get its deal away even at 7.5%. Nobody expects the rating agencies to be in line with the market, but sometimes the gulf is yawningly wide.
